A Model for Development of Elderly Persons’ Quality of Life According to Buddhism Ways
Keywords:
Model, Quality of LifeAbstract
This research aimed to; 1) Study the current state and needs of elderly persons’ quality of life according to buddhism ways in Maha Sarakham municipal area, 2) Construct a model for development the elderly persons’ quality of life according to Buddhism ways, 3) Try-out the model for development the quality of life of elderly persons. this research used a research and development (R & D) method. Research is divided into 3 phases. Phase 1 Study the current state and needs for quality of life development according to Buddhism ways. The samples were 360 elderly persons in Maha Sarakham municipal area in the year 2019 (2562). Phase 2 construct a model for development the elderly Persons’ quality of life under 9 experts supervision. Phase 3 try – out the model for elderly Persons’ quality of life. The target group consisted of 42 elderly persons living in Maha Sarakham municipal area. Tools for data collection were questionnaire, evaluation forms, interviews recard form and satisfaction questionnaire. Statistics used were mean () standard deviation (S.D.) percentage. The analysis results were shown in the form of analysis tables.
The research results were as follows: 1) The current state and needs for quality of life development of the elderly persons in Maha Sarakham municipal area were found at the current state the middle level and need the highest level respectively and the PNImodified value was between 0.27 – 0.33, with an overall value of 0.27. 2) The model for improving the quality of life for the elderly according to Buddhism consisted of 9 components as follows: (1) Essence (2) Development objectives (3) Development material (4) Development activities (5) Training materials (6) Measurement and evaluation of development results (7) Development results (8) Problems and Obstacles and (9) Suggestions, and the experts assessed the suitability at the highest level. and the possibility is at the highest level. 3) The results of the experimental model found that The satisfaction level was at the highest level. The assessment of the quality of life development model for the elderly according to Buddhism was at the highest level.
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